§ 2-1412. Duties of office of contract compliance.

The office of contract compliance shall have the following functions and duties:

(1)

Administration and enforcement of the equal employment opportunity in purchasing and contracting sections of this Code.

(2)

The establishment of procedures to effectuate the equal employment opportunity in purchasing and contracting sections of this Code.

(3)

The determination in writing, with reasons thereof, of whether potential contractors are in compliance with the equal employment opportunity in purchasing and contracting sections of this Code before the award of any public bid or the execution of any city contract or purchase order.

(4)

Approval of affirmative action programs submitted by potential contractors.

(5)

Holding of preaward conferences with potential contractors and subcontractors, for the purpose of ensuring that the office charged with zoning compliance has all available information on which to make determinations of compliance.

(6)

Investigation of alleged violations of this article and the issuance of written determinations following such investigations, stating the reason therefor.

(7)

Maintenance of an equal opportunity contractors precertification list, to be made available as a public record.

(8)

Maintenance of statistical data showing the demographic characteristics of the available pool of labor skills on which the city relies for determinations of compliance by contractors with this division, to be made available as a public record.

(9)

Provision of all necessary forms, applications, documents and papers necessary to comply with this division.

(10)

Determination of whether a potential contractor and subcontractors, if any, have met the requirements of section 2-1413. If bids are submitted, this determination must be made within 15 days by the contract compliance officer unless the contractor has submitted insufficient information for making the determination.

(11)

Review of cases where a contractor fails to implement previously made contract compliance agreements to determine whether there should be further efforts or alternative approaches, including but not limited to contacts with industry, related labor unions and requests for the assistance of any pertinent federal agency for further negotiations.

(12)

Determination of whether any penalty set forth in section 2-1417 is appropriate.

(13)

Notification to an affected party by registered mail that the party has the right to appeal a determination of noncompliance with this division or refusal to precertify, pursuant to section 2-1385. Such appeal shall be sent to the contract compliance officer within seven days of receipt of the notice of noncompliance or refusal to precertify.

(14)

Notification of the chief procurement officer of a determination of noncompliance with this division or a refusal to precertify a contractor, bidder or offeror and the filing of any appeal from such determination or refusal.

(Ord. No. 2009-78(09-O-1876), § 11, 12-15-09)